Nov 18 Watch New Democratic Majority in Congress Leans Bipartisan Although the Senate is poised to have at least a 57-seat Democratic majority, the new Congress has begun to reach across party lines. Analysts mull the pros and cons of the Party's majority, its implications for President-elect Barack Obama and… Continue watching
Nov 18 Congo Rebels Announce Pullback to Aid Peace Bid By Admin, PBS News Hour In eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, rebels announced a military pullback Tuesday to support a U.N. peace initiative and the government ousted its armed forces chief following a string of defeats. Continue reading
Nov 18 Senate Democrats Allow Lieberman to Remain Committee Chair By PBS News Hour Senate Democrats decided Tuesday to allow Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman, a former Democrat turned independent, to keep his post as a committee chair despite having supported Republican John McCain's failed run for the White House. Continue reading
Nov 18 Bernanke, Paulson Defend New Bailout Strategy By Admin, PBS News Hour One week after the Bush administration changed the focus of the $700 billion rescue plan for Wall Street, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke and Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson defended the new strategy Tuesday when they testified before House members. Continue reading
Nov 17 Watch In First Interview After Election, Obama Discusses President's Abilities, Limits President-elect Barack Obama's first post-election interview Sunday on CBS's "60 Minutes" offered insight on his immediate plans, long-term goals and limits to his presidential power. Ryan Lizza of the New Yorker discusses the interview's revelations. Continue watching
Nov 17 Watch Iraqi Lawmakers Evaluate Long-awaited U.S. Security Deal Iraqi lawmakers began debate Monday over a security agreement that will allow U.S. forces to remain in the country until the end of 2011. Analysts discuss the plan's details and remaining obstacles to its approval. Continue watching
Nov 17 An Election Economics Post-Mortem By Business Desk Paul Solman: Here’s an email I received from Yale economist Ray Fair, whose presidential prediction model we featured on the site a few weeks ago: Ray Fair: The vote equation did well in predicting the 2008 election. The following… Continue reading
Nov 17 Iraq-U.S. Security Pact Faces Parliament's Approval By Admin, PBS News Hour Iraqi lawmakers began debate Monday over a security pact with the United States that will allow U.S. forces to remain for three more years, a day after the Iraqi Cabinet signed off on the deal. Continue reading
Nov 17 Congress Set to Debate U.S. Auto Industry Bailout By Admin, PBS News Hour Congress returns to Washington Monday to convene a lame-duck session with the struggling auto industry as its first priority. Democrats want to use part of the $700 billion Wall Street bailout for emergency loans to help the Big Three carmakers. Continue reading
Nov 14 Watch Changes to Bailout Package, Obama Transition Top Week's News Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks assess the latest changes to the implementation of the $700 billion federal rescue plan, the Obama administration's ongoing transition process and other news of the week. Continue watching